NEWSThailand's annual water buffalo raceThai jockeys compete in the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Oct. 7. The centuries-old water buffalo racing festival is held annually in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent.Narong Sangnak, European Pressphoto AgencyParticipants ride buffalos during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169784Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty Imagesepa04435429 A Thai jockey rides his buffalo in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 07 October 2014. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival is held annually in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent. EPA/AZHAR RAHIMAzhar Rahim, European Pressphoto AgencyParticipants ride buffalos during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169789Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants ride buffalos during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169791Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty ImagesA participant practices ahead of the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169766Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants ride buffalos during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169778Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty Imagesepa04435431 A Thai jockey falls from his buffalo in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 07 October 2014. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival is held annually in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent. EPA/AZHAR RAHIMAzhar Rahim, European Pressphoto AgencyParticipants ride buffalos during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169774Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants jump off their buffaloes as they cross the finish line during the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 534169768Christophe Archambault, AFP/Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad